{"id":10689,"date":"2022-08-10T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T11:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conurets.com\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T11:55:55","slug":"waste-disposal-and-recycling-traditional-vs-smart-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conurets.com\/waste-disposal-and-recycling-traditional-vs-smart-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste Disposal and Recycling: Traditional Vs. Smart Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"
Waste production and pollution have become major problems on this planet. According to a survey<\/u><\/a>,<\/strong> over 2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste is generated annually. This creates a hugely adverse effect on our environment and us in it. Thus, in every country, there should remain immense stress on waste disposal and recycling.<\/p>\n Furthermore, several traditional waste management methods have been adopted by many countries till now. However, owing to the lack of research, proper management, and hidden cons of such methods, they are causing other negative impacts on the atmosphere. This is why countries especially developed ones, have adopted and modified different waste management techniques over time. It is the technological advancement that has made things easy and smart in regard to waste disposal and recycling. The waste management industry is rethinking and adapting modern strategies and smart disposal practices to increase efficiency and improve environmental protection.<\/p>\n Hence, it is and will be an apt decision by any country to incorporate new and IoT-based practices for waste management. Also, this has increased the research and development of smart waste management technology. As a result, this will not only help in waste disposal but will help us extract additional indirect benefits from it. <\/p>\n The landfill is one of the traditional waste disposal practices that involves covering household or commercial solid waste substances with the soil. Synonymously, dumpsites can also be taken as an example of landfills. It functions as a way of breaking down the trash. However, in reality, it is merely burying them since this process can take a long time. Seemingly, these can be not only an eye soreness but also a source of pollution. If these landfills remain unmonitored and less maintained, they can cause leachate, toxins, and greenhouse gases- a problem for future generations.<\/p>\n Another popular traditional method that is used worldwide for waste disposal is incineration. It is the combustion of solid waste into ash and gas. The waste volume is reduced by about 90%, but it releases hazardous air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, acid gases, and cancer-causing substances. This can increase the incidences of cancer and the possibility of respiratory diseases in the masses.<\/p>\n Ocean dumping is another traditional practice of waste management. It is all about the deliberate dumping of waste materials like garbage, construction and demolition debris & materials, sewage sludge, and waste chemicals from industries in the ocean. As a result, it can severely harm aquatic life by causing a lack of oxygen in the water. Aquatic animals can get contaminated and die. Plus, consuming such contaminated fish can cause dementia, amnesia, and synonymous mental diseases in humans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nBelow are several traditional and smart practices of waste disposal:<\/p>\nTraditional Practices<\/h2>\n
\u2022 Landfill<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Incineration<\/h3>\n
\u2022 Ocean Dumping<\/h3>\n
Smart Practices<\/h2>\n
\u2022 Engineered Landfills<\/h3>\n